Delilah Recovered

Dee is an unemployed accountant managing an anxiety disorder and an eviction notice. She's also a powerful witch, but she doesn't know that yet.Until one fateful night when her reality cracks wide open. Two witch hunters attack her, and she finally learns the truth.Well, part of it. As a descendent of Joan of Arc, her family is the “guardian of the ring.” Uncovering this information only leaves her with more questions. Why did her coven banish her for three-hundred years? Why is the ring so important? Why has her true identity been kept a secret from her?To put all the missing pieces together, she must go on a series of mind-altering quests. She’ll risk life and limb to recover the facts traveling through time from the court of the Sun King Louis XIV of France to the Salem Witch Trials. Meanwhile, she searches Chicago’s shadows to find and translate her family's grimoire pages, only to discover she’s the guardian of King Solomon’s ring and the power it holds to command good and evil.From the safety of reality to the underbelly of a secret world, she must take her rightful place to protect witches and humans from the ring.

Readers' Favorite

"Filled with twists and turns that had me holding my breath, Delilah Recovered fascinated me. I was hooked from the very beginning and that opening scene with Samuel had me scratching my head for all the right reasons. Delilah was charming, a little unsure, yet captivating. The more she discovered her powers, the more determined she became to discover her roots and find her family. The dialogue was entertaining, and the descriptions were vivid. The story was developed perfectly, the concept was unique, and its execution was outstanding. The narrative moved fluidly through the chapters and made it easy for me to devour the novel in just a couple of hours. The delivery was remarkable, and the ending truly surprised me. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of suspense, fantasy, and witches."

shadowy magic, beautifully incorporated fantastical elements, and well-realized supernatural creatures. The magical rules are revealed gradually, and the atmospheric setting maintains internal consistency. Dee's development from a vulnerable, lost young woman to a resilient, powerful witch is convincing and connects to complex themes of friendship, family, and overcoming inner fear. Readers will stay up all night to finish it."

"(Delilah Recovered) has all the right urban fantasy elements

Literary Titan

"Romance, mythology, magic, and an intriguing mystery all coalesce into an exciting journey. I was enthralled with the surreal themes of this book and reveled in the unique supernatural and time travel elements. I recommend Delilah Recovered to readers who are looking for an imaginative urban fantasy novel with a protagonist that goes through a massive evolution."

Midwest Book Review

"Delilah Recovered blends fantasy with occult themes and explores the dilemma faced by Dee, an unemployed accountant facing financial ruin. When she discovers she's also a witch (after a pair of witch hunters attack her), this adds to her anxiety and angst as she is forced to accept her unusual heritage and its accompanying mandate to travel through time on a quest. Dee's entire world turns upside down as she steps into the past and her own heritage, discovering new ways of viewing the world and her place in it. The blend of historical inspection, fantasy, and even romance adds a full-bodied flavor to the plot that keeps readers guessing not only about outcomes and growth processes, but the actual genre of a story that deftly winds through disparate scenarios. Ultimately, Dee walks into a world in which she is not a loser, but holds the powerful potential of protecting and saving the world ... if she is not too lost in her own confusion and identity crisis to grasp the power that was within her all along. Amelia Estelle Dellos crafts a compelling story of a woman who encounters a series of obstacles to what she perceives as her role and objectives in life. These serve to revise her perceptions of reality itself as she faces a lynch mob, summons witch powers, and strives to save herself from her destiny and the power she has unleashed. Delilah Recovered proves a gripping blend of fantasy, romance, and coming-of-age story that follows an initially powerless woman into a position of strength and newfound responsibilities. Readers looking for lively adventure reads that cross genres to incorporate elements from fantasy, history, and romance will welcome the intrigue and sense of discovery that's well-developed in Delilah Recovered."

Bookbag Towers

"Delilah Recovered is an accomplished urban fantasy but what impressed me about it is the way in which it will engage the interest of a wide range of readers - those who enjoy romance novels, historical fiction, mystery thrillers or the YA crossover genre will also find much to enjoy. It's not easy to appeal to a wide base of readers across popular genres; it requires a fine touch, which Dellos displays in spades."

About the Author

Amelia Estelle Dellos is a writer, filmmaker, MFA candidate and professor at Columbia College Chicago. Her first novel, Delilah Recovered, won a 2017 "Breakthrough" award on Wattpad before finding a home at Atmosphere Press.Her work has been published in Big Shoulders Press, Grand Dame Literary Journal, and Highly Sensitive Refuge. Her short story "Psychopomp" was published in Writing in Place: Stories from the Pandemic, which debuted on Amazon at #4 in Essays. As a screenwriter and director, Amelia's films have appeared on PBS and Amazon Prime. She has earned accolades as a Sundance International Writer's Lab finalist, Chicago International Film Festival Pitch Winner, and the Women's International Film Festival finalist.She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, teenage daughter, and two feisty little dogs who video bomb her Zoom meetings. For more info, follow her on Instagram at @aedellos or visit her website ameliatellsstories.com.

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